What records are out there? How can we access them? These are the topics which most interest genealogical researchers. I will attempt to give you some information on searching in Ontario, and will:
- show you what is available on Ancestry sites (pay) and FamilySearch (free)
- show you what other sources there are for information specific to Ontario
- show you which general Canadian sources might be useful for Ontario research,
and will cover areas such as:
- census records
- birth, marriage, and death records
- obituaries, cemetery compilations,
- wills, probate, land and tax records
- newspapers, archives, etc.
We will spend some time also trying to improve our searching skills.
Questions are most welcome, before, during, or after the workshop.
Gerald (Gerry) Poulton
I began genealogical searching in the days of microfilms, microfiche and paper records when little was on line or indexed. As information became more and more readily available, I have become more familiar with searching and have been actively involved in research for more than thirty years.
I am a member of several genealogical societies and volunteer at the Victoria Genealogical Society’s Learning and Research Centre every week. I have also been making presentations and workshops on a variety of topics for more than fifteen years. My heritage is England (Devon, London), Ireland, Germany and Ontario, so those are the areas with which I am most familiar. And, no, my tree is not complete!
I was born and raised in Saskatchewan, and in a previous life taught Chemistry at the University of Victoria for nearly 40 years.